We invite you to learn more about the emerging research our current students are undertaking in their fields of specialization.
Our students are at the forefront of innovation, pushing the boundaries of knowledge in their respective fields. From groundbreaking studies in Accounting, Finance, Business Economics, and Engineering, to pioneering research in Human Resources, Information Technology, Law, and Marketing, they are making significant contributions that impact our world. Explore their work in Mathematics & Statistics, Operations & Logistics, Physics, Psychology, and Real Estate. We invite you to delve into their projects, learn about their discoveries, and see how they are shaping the future. Be inspired by their dedication and creativity.
Accounting
Changhao (Justin) Jia
BEcon (Hunan), MAE (Duke)
Research Interests: Information Disclosure; Regulation.
Weiting Shen
BA (CUFE), MS (Cornell), PhD Student
Lanqing (Jasmine) Yao
BBA (Xiamen University), MSc (CUHK-Shenzhen), PhD Student
Research Interests: Labour Market, Information Disclosure and Generative AI
Finance
Heather (Chi) CHEN
BSc (Beijing Normal University), BEcon (Peking), MA (Chicago), PhD Student
Research Interests: Household Finance, Labour and Finance
Percy (Xuhui) Chen
BA (Southwest University), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Asset Pricing, Corporate Finance
Email: xuhui.chen@sauder.ubc.ca
Xinxiu Jiang
HBSc, MA (Toronto), PhD Student
Research Interests: Monetary Finance, Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance, Corporate Innovation
Email: xinxiu.jiang@sauder.ubc.ca
Martin Rinaldi
BA (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), MSc (Universidad Torcuato di Tella), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, Political Economy, Crypto
Everardo Tellez De La Vega
BA, MA (CIDE), PhD Student
Research Interests: Finance, Development-Finance, Finance Theory, Banking, Investments
Xi (Tina) Tian
BS (Wuhan), MITB (SMU), MSc (Queen’s), PhD Student
Research Interests: Â Corporate Finance, Financial Intermediation
Yimeng Wang
BA (UCLA), MSc (London School of Economics), PhD Student
Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance
Shiqi Zhang
BEcon (Central University of Finance and Economics), MS (Peking), PhD Student
Research Interests: Asset Pricing
Email: shiqi.zhang@sauder.ubc.ca
Management Information Systems
Naomi Berenfeld Ben Yossef
LLB, MBA (Tel Aviv), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence in IS; Security; Smart Cities
Rui Cao
BSc (Illinois Wesleyan), MSc (UBC), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Financial Disclosure, Corporate Social Network
Angela (Eunyoung) Kwon
BSc (UBC), MSc (Seoul National University), PhD Student
Research Interests: Healthcare IS, AI in Healthcare, Economics of IS, Business Analytics
Xiaoke Zhang
BMgt (Nanjing), MSc (British Columbia), PhD Student
Research Interests: Generative AI, Creation, Creator Economy, Unstructured Data
Management Science
Yifeng Cao
BA (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), PhD Candidate
Zhuyu Liu
BEcon (Shanghai Jiao Tong), PhD Student
Research Interests: Assortment Optimization
Shanshan Luo
BS (Xi’an Jiaotong), MA (Pennsylvania), PhD Candidate
Ziqian Zhu
BA (Jilin University), MMOR (British Columbia), PhD Student
Research Interests: Decision Making under Uncertainty, Stochastic Optimization, Healthcare Analytics
Marketing and Behavioural Science
Guanzhong Du
BA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), MA (Columbia), Master’s (VU Amsterdam), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Consumer Behaviour
Julie Hommik
BASc (Toronto), MBA (British Columbia), PhD Student
Research interests: Consumer Behaviour
Brooke Listwin
BComm, MSc (Saskatchewan), PhD Student
Research Interests: Consumer Well-being, Stereotypes and Representation in Marketing, Consumer Self and Identity
Tianyujun Lu
BS (Boston College), PhD Student
Research Interests: Emotions; Identity and Its Impact on Consumer Judgment and Behaviour
Shakti Sethi
BA (Delhi), MBA (Indian Institute of Management, Indore), PhD Student
Research Interests: Consumer Behaviour, Sustainable Consumption, Ethics
Xilin Song
BBA (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), MSc (Chinese University of Hong Kong), PhD Student
Research Interests: Quantitative Marketing; Empirical Modelling
Leyao Tan
BLaw (Renmin), MSc (Shanghai Jiaotong), PhD Student
Research Interests: Quantitative Marketing, Applied Econometrics, Digital Marketing
William Wang
BA (Carnegie Mellon), PhD Student
Research Interests: Consumer Judgment and Decision Making; Prosocial Behaviour
Pinglan Apple Yang
BA (Nanjing University), MSc (National University of Singapore), PhD Student
Reseach Interests: Consumer Behaviour, Judgment and Decision
Organizational Behaviour
Hsuan-Che (Brad) Huang
BS (National Taiwan University), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: Morality and Justice; Dark Sides of OB (e.g., hypocrisy, deception, bullsh*t); Conflict and Negotiation; Meaning of Work; Culture and Diversity; Behavioral Science
Vivian (Huiyan) Liu
BMgmt (Central South University), MSc (Dalhousie), PhD Student
Gabrielle Voiseux
BS, MS (Erasmus), PhD Student
Research Interests: Machine Learning Applications in HRM and AI-Augmented HRM; Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Perception; Responsible AI
Jiuk Yu
BBA (Kyung Hee University), MS (Yonsei University), PhD Student
Research Interests: Emotions, Workplace, Mistreatment, Voice
Chuchao Zhong
BCom (McGill), MSc (National University of Singapore), PhD Student
Research Interests: Technological Ecosystems, Organization Theory, Interorganizational Networks, Disruptive Change in Industries
Ryan Tao Zhou
BSc (Nottingham-Ningbo), MSc (Chinese University of Hong Kong), PhD Student
Research Interests: Non-Work Related Activity; Cognitive Process; Apprenticeship; Impression Management
Strategy and Business Economics
Ce (Eileen) Bian
BSc (HKUST), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: International Trade, Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Spatial Economics
Email: ce.bian@sauder.ubc.ca
Wan-Chiao Chang
BA (National Taiwan University), BBA (City University of Hong Kong), MA (Johns Hopkins University), PhD Student
Research Interests: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Antitrust & Competition
Nan Wang
BA (Beijing Institute of Technology), MS (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Research Interests: Industrial Organization; Innovation
Nicolas Wesseler
BA (University of Muenster), MS (University of Tuebingen/University of Pavia), PhD Candidate
Research Interests: International Trade; Political Economy
Transportation & Logistics
Maozhu Liao
BA, MA (Sichuan), PhD Candidate
Yilin Zhang
BEcon (Harbin Institute of Technology), MEcon (University of International Business and Economics), PhD Student
Research interests: Transport Economics, International Economics, Policy Analysis
Urban Land Economics
Daryl Larsen
BS (Brigham Young)
Research Interests: Urban Economics; Housing; Real Estate; Migration
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